A prospective study of immediate functional loading, following the teeth in a day™ protocol: A case series of 55 consecutive edentulous maxillas

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-31

  Balshi, Stephen F ^a,b   Wolfinger, Glenn J ^b,c   Balshi, Thomas J ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Prosthodontics Intermedica   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implant; Full arch reconstruction; Immediate loading; Maxilla; Splinting; Teeth in a Day protocol

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; EDENTULOUSNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA; MECHANICAL STRESS; RELIABILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

EID: 15944387744     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2005.tb00043.x     Document Type: Article

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